The Walking Dead returns to the Breaking Bad-less AMC for season four this Sunnday, which means we get to spend another eight episodes comparing the show to the comic, wondering why the cars are always so damn clean, mocking #hardwickhashtags, and screaming, “AW HELL NAW. IF YOU KILL DARYL, I’LL KILL YOU.”

Norman Reedus’s Daryl Dixon is far and away the most interesting and popular character on The Walking Dead, and his death would cause an Internet riot the likes of which Twitter hasn’t seen (Daryl > Robb Stark). For that reason, one would assume he’s safe; then again, The Walking Dead isn’t exactly the most stable of shows. Anyway, I’ve compiled 10 beloved TV characters whose extermination would cause viewers to flip so many sh*ts. Two notes: I didn’t include titular characters, which basically means Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock is nowhere to be found (you’re welcome, Cumberbitches), and I left out sitcoms, too; it’d be weird if, say, Ben Wyatt were to choke on a Sweetums’ candy bar, and I don’t want to think about that. As ever, if Daryl dies, we riot. If Carl dies, we laugh.

1. Boyd Crowder (Justified)

No character death would shake UPROXX to its core more than if Justified‘s Boyd Crowder were to join the likes of Mags, Arlo, and Emmitt. I’m not sure what that says about us, that we’d fall to pieces over a guy who used to launch bazookas at black churches and now sells heroin east of the Mississippi, but you gotta respect that hair.

2. Alison Hendrix (Orphan Black)

Of all the clones on Orphan Black, Alison is the only to do Hip-Hop Abs, making her the best clone on Orphan Black. There are shadow organizations searching for and hunting down the Tatiana Maslanys of the world, but no capture would be more heartbreaking than if Alison wasn’t able to play her Meredith Brooks CD just one more time.

3. Richard Harrow (Boardwalk Empire)

Richard has almost died dozens of times. Hell, his “Margate Sands” shootout could easily have ended with Emma not having a brother anymore, not to mention that time he almost sprayed his face-mask all over the forest floor, until a dog saved his life. He’s not a happy man, and more than anyone else on this list, Richard has the highest probability of dying by his own hand. Here’s hoping that doesn’t happen; who else would Paul F. Tompkins impersonate on podcasts, except Cake Boss (Cake Boss!), Garry Marshall, Andrew Lloyd Webber…

4. Olivia Pope (Scandal)/Peggy Olson (Mad Men)

OK, Scandal isn’t going to kill Olivia Pope, but that show is so bonkers and unpredictable that I wouldn’t put it past the writers to have discussed it. THEN WHO WOULD KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE ANTIDOTE TO THE POISON THAT THE SCANDALOUS PRESIDENT JUST SCANDALOUSLY SWALLOWED. (I’ve taken up Scandal fan fiction.) Much more likely, which is to say that there’s a 2% chance of it happening, is Matthew Weiner ending Peggy, because he’s a male showrunner of an all-time great drama, and male showrunners of all-time great dramas love killing fan favorite characters. One night Peggy goes out for PIZZA HOUSE…and she never returns.

Cosima is mostly annoying. She’s the worst clone (not counting Rachel or Katya). My personal opinion on which is my fave changes all the time. I love Helena, Sarah, and Alison equally, I think. But Cosima’s whole appeal comes from wearing glasses and kissing another chick with a weird horse face.. and i guess gross dreads? I honestly don’t see it.

ahem.. in fact as of book 5 arya does not die. She instead goes to braavos, gets trained by the faceless men, gets blinded by them, gets unblinded, then becomes a badass faceless assassin right as the book ends

Ahem, in Book 5 Arya decides that all this killing and mayhem is too much for her. She moves across the sea and hooks up with one of the cities Dany freed and opens an acupuncture clinic, eventually becoming known far and wide for her skills as a healer.

In Book 6 everyone named Stark or with a name that rhymes with Stark dies.

Here’s 10 more: Tobias from AD, Chucky from SoA, Pam and Jason from True Blood, Stan from Mad Men, Sloane from Newsroom, Pam from Archer, Taco from The League and the all powerful Rafi (he better not be dead!!!!)

No Tyrion? I’d also nominate Roger Sterling and Chalkie White. Its also interesting how many shows have fan-favourite non-main character badasses. Its the Han Solo effect I guess. Daryl, Richard Harrow, Mike Ermantraut, Bronn, Boyd, Chibbs, Omar…

Game of Thrones wise I think it would be Jon Snow, because he is suspected as being the actual main character, and possibly the legitimate ire to the 7 kingdoms. Homeland is thrown right out because the character development goes from likable to less and less likable (that goes for every character in the series minus the Captain, whom happens to be in love and trying to also do right by his friend and country) and let along the lack of development in a story that should have ended in 1 season. I think that what is missing is ‘Sons of Anarchy’ characters, and ‘The Big Bang Theory’ characters